Total Typography

Designer: Susan Neal, Editor: Brandy Jesperson

Circle. Use a letter and your computer’s Word Art tool to make circles.

1 Open a 12" x 12" file at 300 dpi in RGB. Use ellipse tool to create a circle. 2 Use text tool and type letters on circle. 3 Create several layers, arranging circles until desired effect is achieved. 4 Merge layers. Crop closely and save as a jpeg. 5 Open in Word document, change size to fit project dimensions, and print.

Mirror. Flip scripted letters (in this case a V and a C) for a perfectly mirrored image.

1 Open a 12" x 12" file at 300 dpi in RGB. Use text tool to type letter. 2 Open additional file, drag in letter. Flip letter horizontally and drag back to original file. 3 Arrange letters to create a mirrored image. 4 Merge files. Crop closely and save as a jpeg. 5 Open in a Word document, change size to fit project dimensions, and print.